Film
Biography
Drama

A pied d'oeuvre

Thu 18 Jun from 13:40 till 15:20

Tickets

Country

France

Year

2025

Language

French spoken, Dutch subtitles

Actors

Bastien Bouillon, André Marcon, Virginie Ledoyen

Director

Valérie Donzelli

Duration

90 min

Surprisingly playful (and biographical) French drama about Paul, who gives up his successful career as a photographer to dedicate himself to his true passion: writing. However, sales of his books are disappointing, causing doubt to set in.

To make ends meet, he takes jobs as a handyman, which initially proves quite disillusioning, but ultimately brings him writing inspiration. À pied d'oeuvre is an intimate portrait of the price of artistic freedom and the vulnerability of a Parisian artist.

Director and actress Valérie Donzelli (L'amour et les forêts) debuted in the Venice competition with the true story À pied d'oeuvre (At work) and won the award for Best Script. The French drama film is based on the autobiographical book and bestseller of the same name by Franck Courtes.